How much funding has Lighter raised?

Lighter has raised $68.0M in total funding, most recently a Series B round.

Who are Lighter's investors?

Lighter's investors include Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital, Haun Ventures, Coatue Management, Andreessen Horowitz, Alumni Ventures.

Where is Lighter headquartered?

Lighter is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.

What industry is Lighter in?

Lighter operates in Fintech, Lending, Financial Services, Crypto & Web3.

Lighter

Trade perpetuals with low costs and low latency

Seattle, United States · Founded 2010 · $68.0M raised

Headquarters: Seattle, Washington
Employees: 11–50
Founded: 2010
Business Model: B2C

Website: lighter.xyz
Total Funding: $68.0M
Last Round: $68.0M Series BNov 2025
Rounds: 1

About

Lighter is a fully verifiable decentralized perpetuals exchange built on an application-specific zk-rollup on Ethereum L2, offering low-cost and low-latency trading with custom ZK circuits for verifiable matching and liquidations. Founded in 2022 by Vladimir Novakovski, Lighter raised $68 million from investors including Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital, and Haun Ventures.

Summary

Lighter is a Fintech company based in Seattle, United States, founded in 2010. It has raised $68.0M in total across 1 round, most recently a $68.0M Series B round in Nov 2025. Investors include Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital and Haun Ventures.

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